I have used these hubs since 1995 - yes 13 years and have not even touched the bearings in the rear hub since i bought them. They are long over due to be changed tho. The cartridge bearings can be changed very quickly and cheaply and then you have a new hub again. I have never had these hubs let me down once and have had people offer to buy them from me. The standard reply is "sorry not for sale- ever"Great for light weight people like me and don't want to spend all their life on servicing their bikes.

I know this is wayyy late, but I have to get my digs in because I couldn't believe that a company could ignore their own product so utterly.

With only X-C riding the front hub flange ripped off - and this hub was laced X-3 (almost enough to put the hub in compression). They would not back up their product. No replacements, no money back.

The rear free hub stripped out of the main body. No amount of JB Weld can fix that. They would not back up their product. No replacements, no money back.As stated below, any cheapo LX hub will outlast these 10 to 1. They were a waste of $$$. Too bad there is no rating less than 1. Maybe 1 flaming dog turd.

Guess i'm one of the lucky one, i was running 28h NukeProof hubs and killing rims over and over (downhill and hard landins...), then (4 years later)found some 32H nukeproof hubs at my local bike shop :) 100$ for both!!! i paid 250$ us for the 28H if i remember, such a long time ago...

so i slipt some DEEP V rims from (www.velocityusa.com) on the 32h hubs. with my 28h hubs a put some mavic XC 717 rims with some continental grandprix tires :D so these are my road wheels now

just one thing, the original bearing suck, just change them and your there! 40$ upgrade if u ask me...

I've been riding these aluminum/carbon fiber hubs since 95'. I weigh about 185 lbs. and don't "free ride" or jump anything big. My riding is all cross country trails. The bike has always been power washed at car washes when muddy. I've knocked the bearings out once to inspect them and found nothing wrong, so they got some new grease and were reinstalled. For me, they have been totally trouble free for 7 years...

Bike Setup: 95' Manitou FS frame with all the "best" components from that year...

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Submitted by
Jeff
a Weekend Warrior
from Portland, Maine, USA

Date Reviewed: March 30, 2002

Strengths: I have the Ti Bombshells which look fantastic and havn't given me any troubles other than the shimano freehub.

Weaknesses: The shimano freehub went bad, and The little rubber seals in the spacers got eaten, little rust in axle.

Bottom Line:

I do a wide variety of riding from city loading dock drops to freeriding at ski resorts. I havn't had any problems with the hubs other than the freehub went bad after about two years. I have only had the wheelset trued once since they were built which is amazing. High praise for the rims as much as the hubs. I did replace the bearings the same time as the freehub now that I think of it but that was two years of rough treatment. My buddy and I ride alot of trials stuff too and he has the superfly's which have served him well. He shattered a bearing in the rear one but he does alot of big drops between 3-6 feet, so I'd expect it. Over all quite good hubs if you get a good set I guess.

Throw out the bearings and get a set of NGK (Japanese) bearings to replace the horrific Chinese bearings these came with. Unfortunately, the Japanese bearings will set you back almost what you paid for the front hub and a significant portion of what you paid for the rear. Otherwise, have many sets available to swap. I haven't snapped the flanges off yet like one guy, but can see where the whole thing is coming apart at the seams. Get something that is forged or single piece unless you are really light weight. I have about 200 miles on the NGK bearings, but the whole hub is coming apart. If you are into durability and want to pull off wierd stunts or ride hard and aren't tiny, get some Phil Wood hubs and forget about them. After all, who cares about the weight of the hub? Phil Wood has these bearings.

In two years I went through 3 front hubs and 4 rear hubs.Flanges breaking off the Carbon Fiber body. Flanges breaking, Cheap bearings that would come from the Factory dry, all 7 hubs came to me with bone dry bearings. So called pressed in bearings would fall out, lateral play in the hub because the flanges were so poorly milled. When the counter sink holes were drilled in the flanges groves were cut buy the drill dragging across the flanges. Cassette bodies failing.Nukeproof would keep sending me hubs but would not give me my money back. Just about every 3 months something on the hubs would break. What a nightmare and a lot of excuses. They sent me a case of grease lots of tiny Allen wrenches and a T-shirt that became the joke of the local bike shop, Hey there's Dave and his Nukeproof the hubs suck T-shirt. I have NukeProof hubs in my basement that in all good conscience I can't sell or give away. I haven't broken any in 3 years and expect them to last forever in the bottom of my JUNK BOX!!I now run Chris King hubs. They have served me flawlessly for 3 years. Not one problem, none.Stay away from Nuke Junk.

These were great hubs, lightweight and nice looking. easily serviced with the cartridge bearings. All was good until the Sea Otter Race in Monterey. My rear hub became loose. I rode out the race ( i had no choice other than to walk 10 miles back to the start line). The rear bearing cup broke that holds the hub to the freehub body...no big deal or so i thought. I have called nukeproof at least 20 times with either no answer or no return call after leaving a message. I paid way too much for these to be treated this way. Its too bad, i would have recommended these to anyone before this incident.

These hubs have given me absolutely no reason to complain. After riding these for over a year I went a purchased a pair of Superfly's. No problems there either. They've stood up to the abuse of a 200 lb XC rider without complaint.

With their durablitiy (they've lasted while many a shimano hub has crapped out after only a year...) I'll bump both sides a flaming thingy.

I had this wheelset not even a whole season and they crapped out on me. Took them to local shop and they tried contacting nukeproof, but no-one would return their calls. They gave me a loaner wheelset (lx-mavic) and I've used that for the last 1.5 years and haven't had a problem. I really don't know why these hubs have gotten such great reviews because the all the people that I have talked to said they've had nothing but trouble.

Strengths: Durably quality product. Everything on this hub is quality, the bearings spin perfectly the finish on the product is great. Even the machining of the part is fantastic. The hub flange holes for the spokes are countersunk on each side and both deburred. Even with any intense dh tire on the hub it spins better than any hub I,ve ever owned. Any company that can produce a extremly high quality hub that is bombproof,and lite at a fantastic is doing what other hub companies should.

Congradulations go out to Gretchen and the crewfor building hubs parts that will take everything you have and come back for more. These things are amazing

Weaknesses: None I ride Drop offs that are 8 to 10 feet high, I do urbanwith loading dock drop offs,15 set stair cases, and the ocasional car tow. Rides right thru rain storms with no problems nothing gets past the bearing seals. This hub as seen winter riding at 30 degress below and it works right thru it. This hub just keeps on keepin on. I can kill it and I've tried it just comes back for more.

Bottom Line:

Nuke Proof build Hubs that any one who rides for real and knows the wisdom of the wheel will won't. These things will get you were your going no matter what is thrown at it. Nukeproof Products are in a class of there own the truly live up to their name.

Ridden these hubs now for two months, and I can say I'm finally happy with them. They roll very nicely now, and there is no more noise, nor bearing problems. Nukeproof has started finally answering their phones. They seem to want to address the customer relations problems they've had. I told them how important it is not to Pi$$ off the customer. I am ok with this product now. Call Nukeproof BEFORE you buy these hubs to make sure they'll take care of you

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